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Release of Kata Containers 3.4 with virtualization-based isolation

The release of the Kata Containers 3.4 project has been published, developing a stack for organizing the execution of containers using isolation based on full-fledged virtualization mechanisms. The project was created by Intel and Hyper by combining Clear Containers and runV technologies. The project code is written in Go and Rust, and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. The development of the project is supervised by a working group created under the auspices of […]

Release of Niri 0.1.5 composite server using Wayland

The Niri 0.1.5 composite server has been released, inspired by the GNOME extension PaperWM and implementing a tiling layout method in which windows are grouped into an endlessly scrolling ribbon on the screen. Opening a new window causes the ribbon to expand, while previously added windows never change their size. The project code is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Packages are compiled for Fedora, NixOS […]

Tesla hopes to offer FSD to Chinese customers soon

North America has so far remained the main testing ground for improving Tesla's FSD active driver assistance system. In a correspondence on the pages of the social network X with one of Tesla’s clients, Elon Musk said that “very soon” FSD could become available in China. Image source: TeslaSource: 3dnews.ru

Elon Musk cut prices for Tesla electric cars by $2000 and postponed his visit to India

Tesla has so far reported only preliminary information on the results of the last quarter, and a full report should be released next week, but the sudden actions of the head can be considered evidence of a difficult situation for it. Elon Musk not only reduced the price of electric cars in the US by $2000, but also postponed his visit to India. Image source: TeslaSource: 3dnews.ru

Wine 9.7: Vulkan driver interface restructuring

The Wine project, known for its ability to make Windows applications run on Linux and macOS operating systems, has announced the release of version 9.7. This update comes just two weeks after the previous version 9.6 and brings a number of improvements and fixes to improve the compatibility and performance of Windows applications on non-Windows platforms. Key new features in Wine 9.7: Build system support […]

Motherboard manufacturers have begun releasing BIOS with support for Zen 5 processors

Motherboard manufacturers have begun preparing for the announcement of a new generation of Ryzen processors for the AMD Socket AM5 platform. To date, only Asus and MSI have reported on this, announcing the release of new BIOS versions for motherboards based on AMD 600 series chipsets with support for “new generation AMD chips.” It is obvious that in the near future they will be joined [...]

New article: Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist - the girls are sad again. Preview

It's becoming increasingly difficult to come up with something new in the metroidvania genre. The niche is jam-packed, and it’s almost impossible to stand out with a unique style or mechanics. All that remains is to hone the formula to perfection. Ender Lilies succeeded in this. Its sequel, judging by the early version, tries to match, but clings too much to the success of its predecessor. Source: 3dnews.ru

Vulnerability in Glibc exploited through PHP scripts

A vulnerability (CVE-2024-2961) has been identified in the standard C library Glibc that leads to a buffer overflow when converting specially formatted strings in ISO-2022-CN-EXT encoding using the iconv() function. The researcher who identified the problem plans to give a presentation at the OffensiveCon conference on May 10, the announcement of which mentions the possibility of exploiting the vulnerability through applications written in PHP. The issue is stated to affect the entire PHP ecosystem and some applications. […]

New BIOS for Asus Z790 boards improves the stability of Intel chips, but reduces their performance

Asus has released a new BIOS version for motherboards based on the Intel Z790 chipset, which adds a basic Intel settings profile. It resets all motherboard settings to those recommended by Intel, which improves the stability of 13th and 14th generation Core processors that have previously been reported to have issues. However, flagship Core i9 chips after applying this profile […]